Preferred temp for toasting white oak?

[djc]

I've heard some people say 350, and some say 400. Some say 2 hours, some say 4 hours.
What's your preferred temp, and for how long, and why?

Thanks

[bitter]

I split the difference an did 380 for 2 hours and it worked out well.

If you look at the chart for taste at 350 will be more sweet... 380-400 is were the vanilla peak occurs.

B

[Windy City]

Check this out. There is a great graph in T-pee's first post of this thread.
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =4&t=50348

[MichiganCornhusker]

I find that 90 minutes in the oven will toast a 1"X1" stick all the way through evenly.
More time in the oven beyond that doesn't seem to change the oak any more.

Lately I've been doing about 400f.

[shadylane]

Don't know what the temp is, but I toast until it starts smelling like vanilla

[Saltbush Bill]

I do it like Shady ....rely on smell and the way it looks, That way you can get different toast levels from the same batch by heating some for longer.
Snapping a couple of sticks in half and looking at the inside will tell you a lot.